We've done everything possible to save this leg all that's left is amputation when you're ready we'll have that conversation Those words came from Gracie's surgeon following numerous operations to save her right leg - crushed and disfigured in her car accident Everyone in Gracie's life including me had an opinion about this and Gracie understandably struggled mightily during this time At twenty-five with a toddler the decision weighed heavily on her young heart Setting an appointment with our pastor Bob she limped into his office on her mangled right foot As she sat quietly in his study he stated [... more]

I opened the show with a hymn from my CD Songs for the Caregiver and shared i offered the message of this hymn to a listener struggling to care for the parents who abused her A line from the hymn There is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of God A place where sin cannot molest near to the heart of God https music apple com us album songs-for-the-caregiver Hope For the Caregiver is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope Your support helps us continue strengthening family caregivers www standingwithhope com giving [... more]

Cleland Boyd McAffee a Presbyterian minister provided the church with one of the most treasured and enduring hymns Like many great hymns however this one also came from great sorrow Two of his young niece died of diptheria but in the family's grief McAffee penned this great hymn that continue to bring comfort and strength to millions One could reasonably state that McAffee's greatest sermon can by found in the countless hymnals around the world There is a place of quiet rest near to the heart of God a place where sin cannot molest near to the heart of God [... more]